Donation to Quilter's Hall of Fame

This is in El's honor.  Had to make a 24"  using at least one block from one of El's patterns (free from webside, booklets or books).  I chose Liberty Star from Victory Quilts, used the same fabrics I did on my Victory Quilt (which made the book!!!)  Sent in with $10 and they get to keep it (I think they will be auctioned).  There will be a "Vote for your favorite" with pennies..I added a pic of my Victory Quilt with El on one side and me on the other!

Phoenix Quilts

 

Have You Heard About Phoenix Quilts?

Julie, that amazing woman, has decided that everyone who lost a home in this year’s horrible wildfires needs a quilt. That is A LOT of quilts! That is more than 800 quilts.
Can you help?
Get more information HERE.

Homes Lost to Fires (as of 7/10/2012)

Colorado Fires
High Park (Ft. Collins) - 259
Waldo Canyon (Colorado Springs) - 347

Idaho FiresCharlotte (Pocatello) - 66

Montana FiresDahl (Roundup) - 73

Utah FiresChurch Camp (Duchesne) - 7
Clay Springs (Scipio) - 1
New Harmony (Kanarraville) - 7
Rose Crest (Herriman) - 4
Wood Hollow (Fairview) - 52

My Guild, Quilter's Above the Clouds is in Woodland Park, Colorado.  I know they are frantically making quilts for Colorado Springs and I'll be sending my quilts and tops there, but I'm sure some of you might want to help out here.

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Christmas Town Sampler Starts today!!!

All 4 blocks are up.  Sew excited--go to:
http://justquiltin.wordpress.com/block-of-the-month-projects/2012-bom-christmas-town-sampler/

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More Reindeer

Hi all, are you making reindeer too?  Here are my recently completed ones.  these are soooo much fun, you really need to join us!

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More Reindeer and a few odds and end

Reindeer Games is going strong.  I've finished 3 'whitework' (on green or red backgrounds) and 1 of the appliques one (have another one, Prancer,  ready to stitch but my eyes got tired so thought I should wait a bit!  It's all the fault of doing embroidery in the low lights of my den, I think--let's blaim it on the redwork Sue quilt blocks I'm doing.....)  'Dasher' whitework on Green is below, somewhere....
These are just sew cute!  There's linked button on the right-hand side--join us!

Also working on my 'Quilts From El's Kitchen' (doing 12" and 6" Sugar Cone blocks, my 'homework' for Tuesday!)  Made several charity blocks and 'Quilty Auntie' blocks.

 

Stopped for a bit on my 1800s Turkey red 'Scrappy Square Doll Quilt', similar to the small quilt below.  I was making it for a dear friend, but we lost her on the 4th.  I will finish it in the near future as a tribute to Gerda, but just can't do it right now.  I did make a wee mugrug today, in her memory.  She was forever telling me to make more, and more and more of these little jewels!

Sparkle Jane Blog

Oh my, she's only 12 and has won at the Home Machine Qult show with a multi-coloured bowtie quilt she called "Prom Night'.  It's gorgeous!  She has a new blog where you can see her quilts (and even buy one!  She's saving for college)
What an inspiration she is.  Take a look:
https://sparklejane.wordpress.com/

June Challenge

Got my June Challenge done for smallquilttalk.  Had a lot of fun with this one.  Need to take some pics of the other blocks I've done for Reindeer games and the newest ones for the 1800s and Civil War quilts I'm working on....Isn't the  back cool?  It's Civil War battlefield maps!!

                       It’s Nancy Gere designed Civil War VII from Windham.